HMS Spitfire (1895)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Spitfire.
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Spitfire |
| Namesake: | Spitfire |
| Ordered: | 1893 |
| Builder: | Armstrong Mitchell & Co., Elswick, Tyne and Wear |
| Laid down: | 1894 |
| Launched: | 7 June 1895 |
| Commissioned: | July 1895 |
| Decommissioned: | 1912 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1912 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Swordfish-class destroyer |
| Propulsion: | Yarrow boilers |
| Speed: | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Armament: | • 1 × 12 pounder gun • 2 × torpedo tubes |
HMS Spitfire was one of two Swordfish-class destroyers which served with the Royal Navy. She was launched on June 7, 1895 by Armstrong Mitchell & Co. at Newcastle upon Tyne[1] and sold off in 1912. Her fate is unknown.
Service history
Spitfire served in home waters. She was tender to the Wildfire, shore establishment at Sheerness. She underwent repairs to re-tube her boilers in 1902.[2] On 7 May 1902 she was commissioned as tender to the HMS Immortalité, which itself served as a sea-going tender at Sheerness.[3]
References
- Manning, Captain T.D. The British Destroyer. Godfrey Cave Associates. ISBN 0-906223-13-X.
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
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